Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
'Thou mayest not wonder that I said to thee, It behoveth you to be born from above;
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Don't be astonished that I told you, "All of you must be born from above.'
A Conservative Version
Marvel not that I said to thee, ye must be begotten from above.
American Standard Version
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
So, do not be surprised that I have said to you, 'You must be born from above." [See note on verse 3].
Anderson New Testament
Wonder not that I said to you, you must all be born again,
Bible in Basic English
Do not be surprised that I say to you, It is necessary for you to have a second birth.
Common New Testament
Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'
Daniel Mace New Testament
be not surprized that I said to thee, you must be born again.
Darby Translation
Do not wonder that I said to thee, It is needful that ye should be born anew.
Godbey New Testament
Be not astonished because I said to thee; It behooveth you to be born from above.
Goodspeed New Testament
Do not wonder at my telling you that you must be born over again from above.
John Wesley New Testament
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shouldest not wonder that I said to thee, Ye must be born from above.
King James 2000
Marvel not that I said unto you, You must be born again.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not be astonished that I said to you, 'It is necessary for you to be born from above.'
Modern King James verseion
Do not marvel that I said to you, You must be born again.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Marvel not that I said to thee, ye must be born anew.
Moffatt New Testament
Do not wonder at me telling you, 'You must all be born from above.'
Montgomery New Testament
Marvel not at my telling you, 'You must all be born again from above.'
NET Bible
Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must all be born from above.'
New Heart English Bible
Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'
Noyes New Testament
Marvel not that I said to thee, Ye must be born again.
Sawyer New Testament
Wonder not that I said to you, You must be born again.
The Emphasized Bible
Do not marvel, that I said unto thee: Ye must needs be born from above.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Do not wonder at my telling you that you all need to be reborn.
Webster
Marvel not that I said to thee, Ye must be born again.
Weymouth New Testament
Do not be astonished at my telling you, 'You must all be born anew.'
Williams New Testament
Never wonder at my telling you that you must all be born from above.
World English Bible
Don't marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born anew.'
Worrell New Testament
Marvel not that I said to you, ye must be born anew.
Worsley New Testament
Do not wonder that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Themes
Holy spirit » Those that are born of the spirit
Jesus Christ » History of » Nicodemus comes to jesus (in jerusalem)
Spiritual life » Has its origin in the new-birth
Nicodemus » Becomes a disciple of jesus
Rebirth/being born again » Those that are born of God
Topics
Interlinear
Thaumazo
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Devotionals
Devotionals about John 3:7
Devotionals containing John 3:7
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 3:7
Images John 3:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Meeting With Nicodemus
6 that which hath been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which hath been born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 'Thou mayest not wonder that I said to thee, It behoveth you to be born from above; 8 the Spirit where he willeth doth blow, and his voice thou dost hear, but thou hast not known whence he cometh, and whither he goeth; thus is every one who hath been born of the Spirit.'
Phrases
Names
Cross References
John 3:3
Jesus answered and said to him, 'Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born from above, he is not able to see the reign of God;'
John 5:28
'Wonder not at this, because there doth come an hour in which all those in the tombs shall hear his voice,
Ephesians 4:22-24
ye are to put off concerning the former behaviour the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit,
Job 15:14
What is man that he is pure, And that he is righteous, one born of woman?
Matthew 13:33-35
Another simile spake he to them: 'The reign of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.'
John 3:12
if the earthly things I said to you, and ye do not believe, how, if I shall say to you the heavenly things, will ye believe?
John 6:61-63
And Jesus having known in himself that his disciples are murmuring about this, said to them, 'Doth this stumble you?
Romans 3:9-19
What, then? are we better? not at all! for we did before charge both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin,
Romans 9:22-25
And if God, willing to shew the wrath and to make known His power, did endure, in much long suffering, vessels of wrath fitted for destruction,
Romans 12:1-2
I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice -- living, sanctified, acceptable to God -- your intelligent service;
Colossians 1:12
Giving thanks to the Father who did make us meet for the participation of the inheritance of the saints in the light,
Hebrews 12:14
peace pursue with all, and the separation, apart from which no one shall see the Lord,
1 Peter 1:14-16
as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance,
1 Peter 1:22
Your souls having purified in the obedience of the truth through the Spirit to brotherly love unfeigned, out of a pure heart one another love ye earnestly,
Revelation 21:27
and there may not at all enter into it any thing defiling and doing abomination, and a lie, but -- those written in the scroll of the life of the Lamb.